- women not allowed in city during Olympic games
- 5 events in the pentathalon
- Sanctuary of Zeus - King of Gods
- winner gets wreath of olive branches instead of medals
- hoplite races
Sparta
- warrior = hoplite
- women didn't go to war, couldn't vote (only men could vote)
- women can own land
- olives for gods
- phalanx - wall of shields - warrior holds shield on left
Athens
- only men were allowed to act in plays
- festival every year to honour Dionysus
- play for festival
- Socrates lived in Athens - philosopher
- men wore masks in the plays
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1. Athens was the first democracy: people voted on everything. Every man had a say. In Canada today, people vote for someone to make decisions for us. Most of Greece was a monarchy.
2. Communities often developed independently. They were diverse, but as a result, they fought each other a lot.
3. Alexander the Great spread Greek technology throughout his empire.
4.Sandwiched between the ocean and sea : awesome navy for trading and fighting.
5. Monarchy: ruled by a king or queen.
6. Oligarchy: ruled by a few people.
-first olympic games
-first democracy
-birthplace of western civilization
-isolated
-own system of government, military in each states
-religion taught through myths
-gods and goddesses from Mount Olympus - immortal - governed regions, weather, etc.
-oracles (prophets/psychics) spoke to the gods and saw into the future
-believed they needed to keep the gods happy - temples build to please them.
-Panathenia - festival to honour Athena's birthday - newly woven gowns made for her
-democracy - government by the people
-greatest scholars in history
-Olympia - built for Zeus
-Hera - mother of the gods - Zeus' wife
- Olympic games happened every four yrs., lasted a month
-women not allowed to enter games
-winners were crowned with wreaths made from branches of Zeus' olive trees - great honour
-Dionysus - god of wine and pleasure
- plays of myths - actors were men who wore masks with strange, exaggerated faces
- 220 BC - Romans conquered Greece, brought Greek ideas to the New World
Olympia
- women not allowed in city during Olympic games
- 5 events in the pentathalon
- Sanctuary of Zeus - King of Gods
- winner gets wreath of olive branches instead of medals
- hoplite races
Sparta
- warrior = hoplite
- women didn't go to war, couldn't vote (only men could vote)
- women can own land
- olives for gods
- phalanx - wall of shields - warrior holds shield on left
Athens
- only men were allowed to act in plays
- festival every year to honour Dionysus
- play for festival
- Socrates lived in Athens - philosopher
- men wore masks in the plays
_
1. Athens was the first democracy: people voted on everything. Every man had a say. In Canada today, people vote for someone to make decisions for us. Most of Greece was a monarchy.
2. Communities often developed independently. They were diverse, but as a result, they fought each other a lot.
3. Alexander the Great spread Greek technology throughout his empire.
4.Sandwiched between the ocean and sea : awesome navy for trading and fighting.
5. Monarchy: ruled by a king or queen.
6. Oligarchy: ruled by a few people.
-first olympic games
-first democracy
-birthplace of western civilization
-isolated
-own system of government, military in each states
-religion taught through myths
-gods and goddesses from Mount Olympus - immortal - governed regions, weather, etc.
-oracles (prophets/psychics) spoke to the gods and saw into the future
-believed they needed to keep the gods happy - temples build to please them.
-Panathenia - festival to honour Athena's birthday - newly woven gowns made for her
-democracy - government by the people
-greatest scholars in history
-Olympia - built for Zeus
-Hera - mother of the gods - Zeus' wife
- Olympic games happened every four yrs., lasted a month
-women not allowed to enter games
-winners were crowned with wreaths made from branches of Zeus' olive trees - great honour
-Dionysus - god of wine and pleasure
- plays of myths - actors were men who wore masks with strange, exaggerated faces
- 220 BC - Romans conquered Greece, brought Greek ideas to the New World
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1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. false
7. False
8. False
9 true
10 true